Jeremiah 13:19 “The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them…”

Jeremiah 13:19

The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

World English Bible

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is no one to open them. Judah is carried away captive: all of them. They are wholly carried away captive.

American Standard Version

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

Geneva Bible 1599

The cities of the South shall be shut vp, and no man shall open them: all Iudah shall be caried away captiue: it shall be wholy caried away captiue.

Darby Translation

The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open [them]; all Judah is carried away captive: it is wholly carried away captive.

Young's Literal Translation

The cities of the south have been shut up, And there is none opening, Judah hath been removed — all of her, She hath been removed completely —

Bible in Basic English

The towns of the south are shut up, and there is no one to make them open: Judah is taken away as prisoners; all Judah is taken away as prisoners.

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Cross references

“cities”

Jeremiah 17:26 Jeremiah 33:13 Joshua 18:5 Ezekiel 20:46 Ezekiel 20:47

Jeremiah 17:26 · BSB

And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings…

Jeremiah 33:13 · BSB

In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts…

Joshua 18:5 · BSB

and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.

Ezekiel 20:46 · BSB

“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.

Ezekiel 20:47 · BSB

Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched…

“shut”

Deuteronomy 28:52 Job 12:14

Deuteronomy 28:52 · BSB

They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.

Job 12:14 · BSB

What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.

“Judah”

Jeremiah 52:27 Jeremiah 39:9 2 Kings 25:21 Leviticus 26:31–33 Deuteronomy 28:15 Deuteronomy 28:64–68

Jeremiah 52:27 · BSB

There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

Jeremiah 39:9 · BSB

Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.

2 Kings 25:21 · BSB

There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

Leviticus 26:31–33 · BSB

I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

Deuteronomy 28:15 · BSB

If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

Deuteronomy 28:64–68 · BSB

Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

Also

Jeremiah 52:30 Jeremiah 20:4

Jeremiah 52:30 · BSB

in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away.

Jeremiah 20:4 · BSB

For this is what the LORD says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. And I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

20Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?

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